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Regional Training Conference on Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises  2022-23
Regional Training Conference on Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises  2022-23 for Field Officials of the National Statistical Office , Tamil Nadu  Region under the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, will be organized from 26-09-2022 to 28-09-2022at Hotel ‘Harrisons’, Nungambakkam, Chennai.
Dr. P.T. Subha, Deputy Director General, NSO , Tamil Nadu  Region will inaugurate the Conference on 26th September2022. The Technical Sessions would be conducted by Amelia Betsy. C, Assistant Director, Regional Office, Chennai assisted by a team of Senior Statistical Officers.
National Statistical Office  of India will be conducting Annual Survey on Unincorporated Sector Enterprises  during October 2022 – September 2023.
In Indian economy, unincorporated sector is important because of the large number of establishments in this sector and the magnitude of employment it provides to unskilled/ semi-skilled/ skilled persons, besides its contribution to Gross Domestic Product of the country. The necessity for reliable and comprehensive data pertaining to unincorporated sector for planning and policy formulations needs no emphasis. ASUSE is an integrated survey on economic and operational characteristics of unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises in manufacturing, trade and other services sectors to supplement the corporate sector data. This will help National Accounts Division  of NSO to compute important components of National Accounts. Specially designed three-digit product codes introduced in the enterprise schedule will help NAD in making use of the survey results in preparation of Supply-Use Table. The data to be collected in this survey will help in meeting the requirements of different Ministries, Organizations and users in general.
The survey will cover the rural and urban areas of whole of India .
The period of survey of ASUSE 2022-23 will be of one-year duration starting from 1st October 2022 and ending on 30thSeptember 2023. The Information collected pertaining to an individual or establishment will be kept confidential and will not revealed to anybody, including other Departments. The General Public is requested to extend their fullest co-operation by providing relevant, valuable and factual information to the visiting field officials of NSO , and contribute their might in the Nation Building Process.
Ministry of Defence
COMBINED OPERATIONS OF INS VIKRAMADITYA AND INS VIKRANT
The 'Sky' is the Limit: Showcasing Indian Navy's Multi-Aircraft Carrier Force
Indian Ocean - The Indian Navy showcased its formidable maritime capabilities with a spectacular display of multi-carrier operations and the coordinated deployment of more than 35 aircraft in the Arabian Sea. This demonstration of naval prowess underscores India's commitment to safeguarding its national interests, maintaining regional stability, and fostering cooperative partnerships in the maritime domain.
It also marks a significant milestone in Indian Navy's pursuit of enhancing maritime security and power-projection in the Indian Ocean, and beyond. The exercise involved seamless integration of two Aircraft Carriers INS Vikramaditya and the indigenously built INS Vikrant- along with a diverse fleet of ships, submarines and aircraft, showcasing India's technological expertise in the maritime domain.
INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant, centre-pieces of the exercise, serve as 'floating sovereign airfields', providing a launch platform for a wide array of aircraft, including MiG-29K fighter jets, MH60R, Kamov, Sea King, Chetak and ALH helicopters. These mobile bases can be positioned anywhere, allowing for increased mission flexibility, timely response to emerging threats and sustained air operations to safeguard our national interests across the globe. In addition, they provide our friends with an assurance that the Indian Navy is capable and ready to support our 'collective' security needs in the Region.
The successful demonstration of two-carrier battle group operations serves as a powerful testament to the pivotal role of sea-based air power in maintaining maritime superiority. As India continues to strengthen its security apparatus, significance of Aircraft Carriers will remain paramount in shaping the nation's defence strategy and promoting regional stability.
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Ministry of Steel
NMDC & FICCI to organise Conference on Indian Minerals & Metal Industry
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. , Country’s largest Iron Ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel and FICCI will be organizing a conference on the Indian minerals and metals industry on the theme ‘Transition Towards 2030 & Vision 2047’ on 23rd and 24th August at New Delhi.
The two-day event is being organised in commemoration of the 75 glorious years of India's Independence and the ongoing “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” in collaboration with the Union Ministries of Steel and Mines. The key objective of the event is to have deliberations on the roadmap for the minerals & metals sector to achieve the ‘Vision 2047’.
The programme will be graced by speakers from across industry, policy and academia. Global and domestic producers, mineral organisations, policymakers, mine equipment manufacturers, country heads of global corporates, Central and State Government officials among others would be present and address the conference.
Addressing the curtain raiser event, Shri Sumit Deb, Chair, FICCI Mining Committee and Chairman-Cum- Managing Director, NMDC Ltd noted that given the vast mineral resource base in the country and the evolving and easing business and regulatory environment, international giants too are showing interest in the country’s mines and mineral industry along with domestic players.
“Collaboration between all relevant stakeholders including industry, Centre and states is the key and the upcoming conference will work as a platform to strengthen the collaboration and chalk out the plan ahead.
Addressing the challenges and obstacles and finding out solutions for them is the key to progress and this conference would provide the right platform for that.” Mr Deb said.
“Mining sector in India is going through a paradigm shift with reforms to ease the business ecosystem and make the country self-reliant.
The upcoming conference would also have deliberations on new age minerals, digitalization & automation and other technological innovations. The programme will also witness a country panel discussion on the future of minerals and metals worldwide.
The conference would enable an understanding global commodities market for minerals and metals, highlight the inter-linkage between mineral development and economic growth, the developments in the international markets that can impact the Indian minerals and metals industry and identify opportunities in the Indian minerals and metals industry among others.
India is well endowed with most of the minerals and produces 95 minerals, including fuel, atomic, metallic, non-metallic and minor minerals. Being unexplored, the exploration and mining companies have a lot to offer to the country.
Prime Minister's Office
India gives great importance to technology to further ‘Ease of Living’ for people : PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that India gives great importance to leveraging technology to further ‘Ease of Living’ for people. He was responding to a Health Ministry tweet regarding AIIMS Rishikesh conducting a trial run of drones which have been used to transport 2 kg load of TB medicines from AIIMS Rishikesh to District Hospital, Tehri Garhwal covering approx 40 km  of aerial distance in 30 minutes.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
“India attaches great importance to leveraging technology to further ‘Ease of Living’ for people.”
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Documentary Film Club with Arun Khopkar on 29th July at NFAI
National Film Archive of India is delighted to announce 4thscreening of ‘Documentary Film Club’ on Sunday 29th July at its auditorium in Pune featuring renowned film maker ArunKhopkar.
The 4th edition on 29th will have two sessions - starting at 4 to 6pm and then 6.30 to 9. Five award winning documentary films byrenowned film maker ShriArunKhopkarwould be showcased; he will be present during the screening for interaction with the audience. The five films are Narayan Surve, Figure of Thoughts, Sanchari, Rasikapriya and Lokapriya.
An alumnus ofFilm and Television Institute of India , Pune, ShriKhopkar has made films based on various art forms that have been screened at many prestigious international film festivals. His films have won several national and international awards, including the Golden Lotus for the best film/director, which he won three times.
It is sure to be a treat to the film enthusiasts and students to catch his award-winning documentary films.
National Film Archive of India in collaboration with Arbhaat Film Club and Art Experimentsrecently launched Documentary Film Club to help documentary cinema to reach the wider Indian audience. The film club aims tobring a variety of content in terms of short films and documentaries and intends to provide budding young film makers an exposure to the rich content, besides providing them an opportunity to interact with film makersthemselves.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Skill India organizes an Ajeevika and Kaushal Vikas Mela in Bhubaneswar Array of opportunities for youth to connect to New India vision of the country
Celebrating the spirit of New India, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  and Ministry of Rural Development , together joined hands to amplify the “Gram Swaraj Abhiyaan” of the current incumbent government which is promoting social harmony and awareness around the pro-poor initiatives of the government.
Addressing the gathering Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, said "Today, our government has been able to complete 4 successful years of governance, with all the due support from the people of this country. Our vision of “SabkaSaath, Sabka Vikas” is now gradually seeing its impact, and we have started this campaign to bring back the focus on our “Graam,” our villages. This New India of our dreams can only be a reality if we strengthen our villages and our panchayats, the roots of our democracy. And as the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, it is our endeavor to provide access to quality skill training at the local levels, thorugh both short term courses and long term training as well."
"I urge all our youth, their parents and individuals of our society, to take advantage of the immense resources and schemes extended by our government. I urge them to explore opportunities in traditional skills and new age technologies, both relevant to today’s market, and both equally capable of generating sustainable livelihoods" added Shri Pradhan.
In this regards MSDE organized a Kaushal and Rojgar Mela at New Women’s College in Khordha, Bhubaneswar where more than 5000 people from different walks of life participated. Nearly 3000 candidates registered for the Rojgar Mela , which saw 1000+ candidates shortlisted by 41 leading corporates such as Eureka Forbes, Flipkart, Ola, Reliance Digital, VLCC, V Mart, Shahi Exports, Talwalkars, Lakme among others.
More than 29 state of art multi-skill ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras’ were also launched digitally across the country by the Minister. The Minister also handed over Mudra loan acceptance letters to the youth participating at the event. He further gave certificates to 10 successful candidates trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  at the event.
The Kaushal Mela organized on the sidelines of the event, saw an exhibition being put multiple stakeholders including Sector Skill Councils, Bankers, Training Partners, Industries, ITIs etc., which provided counselling for the candidates and their parents, and helped them understand various opportunities available in the skill development ecosystem.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his Jayanti.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"समाज के वंचित और शोषित वर्ग के सशक्तिकरण के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित करने वाले पूज्य बाबासाहेब को उनकी जयंती पर शत-शत नमन। जय भीम!"
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Rs. 304.65 Crores Loan & Rs.100.55 Crore Margin Money Subsidy disbursed in West Zone under PMEGP Scheme
Steps towards self-employment and self-reliance by establishing enterprise
Taking another leap forward towards self-reliant India, Shri Manoj Kumar, Chairman, Khadi and Village Industries Commission, distributed margin money subsidy of Rs 100.55 crore to 1463 beneficiaries of Western Region  against the sanctioned loan of Rs 304.65 crore, in which margin money grant amount of Rs 24.38 crore was Disbursed to 654 beneficiaries of Maharashtra state under Prime Ministers’ Employment Generation Programme, an employment-oriented flagship scheme of Government of India, implemented by KVIC.
Addressing on the occasion, the Chairman, KVIC said that the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program is playing a crucial role in realizing the dream of a self-reliant India of the Prime Minister. Khadi and Village Industries Commission through its various programs is generating employment opportunities for artisans at their door steps in remote areas at very low cost. Under the Gramodyog Vikas Yojana of KVIC efforts are being made to improve the economic and social status of more and more artisans by providing advanced training and tool kits through schemes such as Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana, Honey Mission, Charm Karigar Sashaktikaran Yojana, Incense Sticks Making, Handmade Paper and so on, said Shri Manoj Kumar.
In order to build a prosperous, strong, self-reliant and happy nation, Chairman KVIC motivated the beneficiaries for running their units successfully. This would motivate the unemployed youth fulfill the Prime Minister of the country's vision of self-reliant India, Shri Narendra Modi Ji's motto, "instead of job seeker, be a job provider". It is notable that the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Program of the Government of India is playing vital role in providing employment to the unemployed youth of rural and urban areas. Under this scheme, any entrepreneur can set up a unit up to Rs 50 lakh in the manufacturing sector and up to Rs 20 lakh in the service sector. For the establishment of these units, 15% to 25% of the entire project cost is provided to the beneficiaries in urban areas and 25% to 35% in rural areas as grant by the Government of India. Along with this, free entrepreneurship development training is also provided to the beneficiaries after loan approval to make them established entrepreneurs.
During the programme, Chairman KVIC interacted with Khadi and Village Industries artisans, organization representatives and entrepreneurs in a discussion “Khadi Samvad” organized for the promotion of ongoing Khadi and Village Industries activities in the area and had lunch in an enthusiastic atmosphere.
Dignitaries of the State, PMEGP beneficiaries, Representatives of Khadi and Village Industries Institutions and KVIC Officers were present on this occasion.
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Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
ISI Kolkata Observes Statistics Day & Workers’ Day with Dignity and Honour
Director, ISI Reminisces Utility of Mahalanobis Distance and Visions of Professor P C Mahalanobis in Utilising Statistical Data for National Development
President, ISI & Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Calls for Self Discerning to Come Out of Challenges ISI and Indian Statistical System is Facing
Kolkata, June 29, 2022
The Indian Statistical Institute , Kolkata today observed the ‘Statistics Day’ and ‘Workers’ Day’ together with dignity and honour to pay respect to Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis on his 129th birth anniversary. The Director, ISI Kolkata Professor Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay recalled the gigantic role played by Professor Mahalanobis in enhancing the importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation in development of the country as a whole.
This year the theme of the Statistics Day is ‘Data for Sustainable Development’.
Shri Bibak Debroy, Chairman, Economic advisory Council to the Prime Minister and President, ISI put thrust on self discerning ‘Atmamanthan’ and urged the students and professors to take a positive role to combat the challenges of the Indian Statistical System as well as ISI if any.
Dr Bandyopadhyay also urged for keeping harmony and playing a meaningful role to move ahead and take a constructive role in determining where to use resources to reach maximum number of people and usher in proper development of the country, utilising credible data. She also spoke on the utility of Mahalanobis Distance formula, which is an extremely useful metric having excellent applications in multivariate anomaly detection, classification on highly imbalanced datasets and one-class classification.
The Chief Guest of the event was Professor Somnath Dasgupta, Senior Scientist, Indian National Science Academy and a senior academician of Geological Studies Unit, ISI Kolkata. He gave a presentation on ‘Earth is Restless with Cycles of Creation & Destruction’.
The others who spoke on the occasion included, Professor Partha Pratim Majumder, Professor Guruprasad Kar and Professor Arijit Bishnu. The vote of thanks was given by Lt. Col. Sandeep Pal, Officiating Chief Executive ,ISI.
Ministry of Finance
Quarterly report on Public Debt Management of quarter July to September, 2020
Since Apr-June  2010-11, Public Debt Management Cell  , Budget Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has been bringing out a quarterly report on debt management on a regular basis. The current report pertains to the quarter July-September 2020 .
During Q2 of FY21, the Central Government issued dated securities aggregating to ₹4,20,000 crore during Q2 FY21 as compared to ₹1,72,160 crore during Q2 of FY20. The weighted average yield of primary issuances softened to 5.80 per cent in Q2 FY21 from 5.85 per cent in Q1 of FY21. The weighted average maturity of new issuances of dated securities was lower at 14.92 years in Q2 of FY21 as compared to 14.61 years in Q1 of FY21. During July-September 2020, the Central Government did not raise any amount through the issuance of Cash Management Bills. The Reserve Bank conducted five special OMO involving simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities during the quarter ended September 2020. The net average liquidity absorption by RBI under Liquidity Adjustment Facility  including Marginal Standing Facility and Special Liquidity Facility was ₹3,49,954 crore during the quarter.
Total liabilities  of the Government, as per provisional data, increased to ₹107,04,294 crore at end-September 2020 from ₹101,35,600 crore at end-June 2020. Public debt accounted for 91.1 per cent of total outstanding liabilities at end-September 2020. Nearly 29.1 per cent of the outstanding dated securities had a residual maturity of less than 5 years. The ownership pattern indicates a share of commercial banks at 38.6 per cent and at 25.3 per cent for insurance companies at end-September 2020.
The yields on G-Secs hardened during the quarter ended September 2020, which was due to apprehensions about the Central Government further raising the borrowing amount from revised estimate of ₹12 lakh crore amid the strained fiscal position, no rate cut by MPC in its meeting held on 4th August 2020, geo political issue with China and higher retail inflation data.
Click link below to view Public Debt Management Quarterly Report- July- September 2020
https://dea.gov.in/sites/default/files/Quarterly%20Report%20on%20Public%20Debt%20Management%20for%20the%20Quarter%20Jul%20-%20Sep%202020.pdf
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Chairman, Central Water Commission Launches Mobile App ‘Floodwatch’ To Provide Real-Time Flood Forecasts To Public Using Interactive Maps
The Chairman, Central Water Commission , Shri Kushvinder Vohra today launched the mobile application, "FloodWatch” with the aim of using mobile phones to disseminate information related to the flood situation and forecasts up to 7 days on a real-time basis to the public. The in-house developed user-friendly app has readable and audio broadcast and all the information is available in 2 languages, viz. English and Hindi. Key feature of the app includes real-time flood monitoring where users can check up-to-date flood situation throughout the country. The app utilizes near real-time river flow data from various sources. The app also provides flood forecast at nearest location where users can check the flood advisory at the station nearest to them on the Home Page itself.
Other key features include forecast using an Interactive Map where users can check the CWC Flood Forecast  or Flood Advisory  either by directly selecting the station from map or the user can also search for the name of the station in the search box. The location will be zoomed in on the map when the name of the station will be selected from the dropdown. The app will also provide State-wise/Basin-wise Flood Forecast  or Flood Advisory  which can be accessed by selecting specific stations, state wise or basin wise from the dropdown menu.
Addressing the gathering after launching the app, Shri Vohra said "we are delighted to introduce “FloodWatch,” a mobile app that provides real-time flood situation in the country and flood forecasts to the public. The user-friendly app is available for download on Android devices, providing widespread accessibility to users globally. The app can be downloaded free of charge from the Google Play Store. The app will also be available on Apple iOS soon”
“FloodWatch” app utilizes advanced technologies such as satellite data analysis, mathematical modelling, and real-time monitoring to deliver accurate and timely flood forecasts. With this app, users can access essential information regarding flood situation in the country. The user-friendly interface will make it easy for anyone to stay informed and minimise risk during flood events.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Water Shortage in Cities
Central Ground Water Board  periodically monitors the ground water levels thought out the country including urban areas through monitoring wells. Comparison of water level data during November, 2021 with the decadal mean water level of November  in urban areas indicates that about 34.6% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water mostly in the range of 0-2 meter. Decline of more than 4.0 metre has also been observed in some of the cities. Rise in groundwater level have also been observed in 65.4% analysed wells. The details in this regard are given in Annexure-I. CGWB has also prepared a report titled “Groundwater Situations in Select Cities in India.” The report provides the demand and water supply information collected from respective water supply departments in the cities and also analyses the groundwater situation in these cities.
Problem of water shortage in cities does not dependent directly on the rainfall pattern is particular city/areas. The factors which also contribute to shortage of water in a city include extent of urbanization, amount of extraction of ground water, availability of measures of rain water harvesting, existence of water management plans, ground water flows within the aquifers and other anthropogenic activities.
Water is a state subject and the Central Government supplements the efforts of the states on water conservation and recharge through technical and financial support. The details of major steps taken by the Government to solve the problem water shortage, particularly in cities, are at Annexure-II.
This information was given by the Minister of State, for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.